Milpitas police in shootout, manhunt

MILPITAS

Updated 10:24 pm, Tuesday, November 27, 2012

A Milpitas police officer exchanged gunfire with a motorist early Tuesday, police said.

The officer wasn't hit in the shootout, which happened about 2 a.m. after he stopped a Honda Accord for a traffic violation near Jacklin Road and Escuela Parkway.

As the officer got out of his patrol car, the suspect got out of his vehicle and opened fire, his bullets striking the patrol car's windshield and hood.

The officer, whose name was not released, returned fire, and the gunman jumped back in his car and sped off. Eight hours later, the 1996 Accord was found abandoned less than a mile away. Police said it was stolen Monday.

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The gunman was described as a Latino man in his 20s, medium build, 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 160 to 180 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black-and-white plaid or checkered shirt.